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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the function of vitamin C?






2. What is the function of vitamin E?






3. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






4. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






5. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






6. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






7. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






8. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






9. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






10. What does DASH stand for?






11. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






12. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






13. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






14. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






15. What is normal BMI?






16. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






17. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






18. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






19. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






20. What is normal albumin levels?






21. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






22. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






23. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






24. Where can you get more vitamin D?






25. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






26. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






27. When does BMR increase?






28. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






29. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






30. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






31. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






32. What function is vitamin D?






33. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






34. What type of people need extra protein?






35. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






36. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






37. Fats can lead to some medical problems






38. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






39. How many calories/gram is protein?






40. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






41. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






42. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






43. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






44. What is RDA of protein?






45. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






46. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






47. The higher the BMR a client has --






48. Sources of fats






49. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






50. How much more calories are needed for lactation?